Thailand has legalised cannabis, but its war on drugs continues August 30, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand’s reputation is somewhat of a paradox; while it’s long been seen as an adult playground for Western tourists, the country is also notorious for its hard-line stance on drugs. For decades it’s had some of the harshest drug laws in… Read More→
As legal marijuana booms, people push for justice for those impacted by war on drugs June 3, 2021 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments In 2001, Harry Kelso left his hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, for the big city of Richmond and the promise of an education at Virginia Union University. “I was gonna go to school and get my degree and get out and… Read More→
Activists take to the streets to call for marijuana legalization in New Jersey July 18, 2020 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Breonna Taylor was a 36-year-old Black emergency medical worker who was killed in March while police in Louisville, Kentucky carried out a no-knock warrant as part of a narcotics investigation. “Breonna Taylor died as a result of the war on drugs,” said… Read More→
Is the ‘War on Drugs’ Over? Arrest Statistics Say No November 8, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Arrests for marijuana possession are most common, even as public opinion has shifted in favor of its legalization. Despite bipartisan calls to treat drug addiction as a public health issue rather than as a crime — and despite the legalization… Read More→
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America March 22, 2018 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal, Spotlight 0 Comments Part Three (1976-1980) Marijuana Law Reform Advocates/The Carter Years Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy… Read More→
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America January 22, 2018 Allen St. Pierre News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing… Read More→